Young fan’s makeshift Messi jersey sets social media on fire

A social media campaign is underway to find the owner of a makeshift Messi jersey. A picture of a young boy, believed to be from Iraq, wearing a plastic bag as a jersey, has won the hearts of football fans who hope to present the kid with a real one.

“A boy in Iraq has made a Lionel Messi shirt from a plastic bag”, reported Fanatik.

The image of the young fan, who appears to be wearing a makeshift Argentina jersey with Lionel Messi’s number 10, has spread like wildfire throughout social media after appearing on Turkish fan blogs.